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I’d have to say I don’t live in Canada and I visited Canada twice for short periods of time\n\nWhat I do notice about Canada is that there isn’t enough employment for Canadians and many of them have to come or choose to come to the United States\n\nIn your case, you were a light skin, European appearing woman, and in Asia, especially Tokyo, you is very popular in the entertainment industry and people are willing to employ you for that look \n\nGetting back to Canada a lot of Canadian actresses And actors wind up, going to the United States for work specially Los Angeles, and doing quite well or Las Vegas, and other entertainment centers in the US because there is opportunity there where there isn’t any Canada\n\nI hate to say this to other Canadians but is backwater when it comes to economic activity it’s had some bright spots at certain times in the last 20 years, but it doesn’t last

If money was no issue, I certainly wouldn’t be choosing Toronto. Dull, congested, concrete city.

I am a Canadian but I understand there is no such a thing as a perfect country . Having said that Canada is still one of the best places in the world to live. I see some Canadians saying they are happy you are leaving. These Canadians do not represent their majority of people in Canada. There are racists everywhere in the world including Canada. Have a good journey and find peace regardless of the country you choose to live.

As a moslem brother , i wish u guys find better place to live, i understood that your decision is not easy to choose.. all the places are god's land.. wassalam ualaikum warrahmatullah wabarakatuh

I am a Canadian on pension and I left Canada for the Philippines . I now have 50 % more money left over every month . Rent is $300 vs $1200 per month . Haircut is $2.40 , beer is $1.15 , Internet plan $ 19.00 per month . Food is cheaper and Restaurants also . Pick a cooler city such as Baguio or do your homework . Women here are feminine . People are good . Choose to live in the Province over the big cities . Immigration is killing Canada and Trudeau is the culprit !

The sad truth for your reputation, is that there are more people STAYING than leaving, otherwise, our population would only increase by the number of births, minus the number of deaths every year. It is NOT. It is increasing by a LOT more. And those are EASY to find stats.\n IF you took your time to get out of your pity party and realized that you are WRONG about that fact, you might ALSO understand that choosing WHERE you live n this country is a pretty important choice. Unless you are REALLY rich, Toronto or Vancouver would be a miserable experience for anyone. If you limit yourself to the most expensive places we have to offer, you only have YOURSELF to blame for your failures here, AND you weren't going to contribute where we NEED immigrants, but where we already have too many, causing that RARITY, making prices go up. \n Have a nice flight out. But know that it could have been different if you'd taken the time it took to make that video, to INFORM yourself about the choices that might have been better for you instead.

Never regretted leaving toronto and canada. Happily living in thailand for under a thousand dollars a month with nice basic apartment n great food to choose from

Oh ??? Which muslim caliphate state lets parents choose how to raise THEIR children

Southern Thailand would be perfect for you - a lot warmer - Muslim communities - as no problems unless you get to near to the Maylasia border were extremists are still active - best of luck where ever you choose.

Canada is one of the few places where freedom of choice is always respected. Therefore, if you both choose to leave Canada with your children, that is understandable and respected.\n\nBeyond that, all I can add as an analogy to your reasons of leaving is that Canada is like a beautiful garden with diversity of flowers, fauna, fragrence and yes, some thorns. Too bad, that all your reasons are focusing on the thorns in the garden.\n\nGood luck in your endeavors.

wish you all the best for you and your little girls. May Allah be with you. It is not easy step to take. It is exemplary step, my dua for you and your young family. Everyone has their own preferences, I like the people and weather of Mediterranean coastal of Turkey. I am sure which ever place you choose it will be best for you and your family. Fi amanillah :) :) :)

Best regards, let your kids choose when they do grow up if they have lifestyle needs not accessible in such places.

Its best all Muslim in Canada should be taking that same road. Best to go to a Muslim country where freedom to worship, follow religious customs and rules are not debated or talked about, freedom is there. Best choice for all Muslim in Canada and the rest of Western world to follow. Best in whatever country you may choose.

Well good luck if you wish to live in Vancouver! Nowadays housing and basic commodities are high and on top of it work pay is so low. Better of in some province of canada but if you choose to live in the city better be ready.

Its HAMAS that needs to be driven out. The Palestinian people elected them post Arafat and they have been in power for years. They also get millions each year in aide. I believe not from the Arab nations but by the US and other nations. I honestly feel if the Arab world was concerned about their plight Palestine would have been better off and this war would not have started. I also think they both just want to annihilate the other strictly from a religious perspective. I dont think the Arab nations would take them in anyway bc they dont want those political problems. He made sense but he also deflected by saying encouraged or forced. Not our doors are open should the palestinians choose.

I would say if you choose USA Dearborn, Michigan has a very great Muslim community

You seem to be nice people. I hope as parents that you will continue to support your daughters, if, as they age, they choose not to Wear the Hijab, not to get married to men, or if they choose a different religious path to follow.

What nasty comments on here. These people seem respectable. They just choosing to relocate fir what they believe is a good thing for their children

The PM of all countries including UK, USA, AUS, New Zealand... Should build homes, schools colleges, hospital in their party name, so people get to choose live and work for whichever party they follow.\n\nso inreturn they will know how many votes they get. So there will not be any homeless people.

Dear My Brother and Sister,\nAl Hamdulillah, you Made Good Decision to Stay in Islamic Country,\nIt's the from Allah Subhana watala sign that your E'eman and Taqwa are Strong and in Sha Allah Allah Subhana watala will help you,\nMy Real Heart Voice And Advice to you and your family, it's Better to Move in Saudi Arabia as in your Comments Box @javedrashid5109\nAdvice to you and your family,\nMy opinion are 100% as its.\nPlease choose only 3-Cities Makkah al Mukarmah, Madina Al Munauwara and Jeddah.\nI have been in Saidi Arabia 35-Years, and visited Many Countries, But Like Harmain Sharifan Peace/Baraka/Secure/ every Moment E'eman Become Fresh. Allah Subhana watala help you, wish you all the best

Canada is a dying country. \nThey just need immigrants to pay for social security of their old hence their door are open for immigrants. Many born Canadians choose to get out to better countries

His most probably very expensive education pays off. But thinking with the same logic, all the other war and/or dictatorship refugees (from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan,...) would probably also prefer living in their own countries without the fear of terror, torture and death. Does that give us European & Westerners the mandate to get rid of those evil regimes? This is not a rhetorical questions - I am afraid, there is no answer without blood on our all hands. Last but not least - isn't Israel fighting for a better life of Palestinians/Arabs in this region, when they want to destroy Hamas & Hezbollah, which have clearly the most responsibility for the current situation? If I would be an Arab living in the Middle East hoping for human rights and some prosperity, I would certainly choose to be an Israeli citizen!

I would hope you could find happiness in Canada. One of my concerns about living in a theocratic country would always be, is this choice really your own? Can you ever be certain, if faced with violations of your rights, that the choice is really yours? And, if not, can you consider yourselves as choosing Islam, rather than being forced into it, even if in absence of theocratic rule, you would have chosen it anyways? Maybe I’m overthinking it. I have the tendency to do that. I think if I were Muslim, I might choose Tunisia. I’ve known people from Tunisia and it sounds like they’re pretty open-minded, but still obviously predominantly Muslim. I’ve been to Dubai, and while I see many people recommending it, I honestly thought it was the worst combination of East and West. All the commercialization of the West, but none of the democracy. Plus, if you are not native Emiratis, you will always be second class. I’m from the US in what I think is the mini-Canada (ok, the Twin Cities) and we have a big Muslim community, but I’m very concerned Trump will win again in 2024, and I don’t know what will come of it. My daughter is part Afghani, but raised Catholic because her father’s side is irreligious. But I still worry for her, looking like she does and carrying that last name. People are so awful.

Let's keep Canada a secular country! \nMuslims are doing their best to change Canada into an Islamic caliphate praying in the middle of busy streets blocking traffic so people can't get to long waited for doctor's appointments or business appointments. Muslims want the call to prayer five times a day to stop everything for everyone not only muslims. If it is a muslim holiday they expect the whole country to take the holiday and that all businesses must close because of their religion. The most logical thing for moslems to do is move to a moslem country that follows their moslem precepts and leave Canada so we can remain a free country not tethered to religion unless we choose that mode of living.

Choose a country where your children will not be influenced by the glitz and glamour. Eg. Dubai..as it is very superficial.

I really like you guys... even though I'm not a big fan of islam. I think you are making a very wise decision to move to an islamic nation. So you can feel free to raise your children and worship how you want. I would probably choose Dubai as the opportunities are endless there. Good Luck. Inshallah frens!

Well, I'd cross out America if I were you. There are plenty of Muslim countries to choose from. I'm not sure what your work history is but Palestine could use some help.

I want to leave Germany actually, and for the very same reasons you spoke about, but it is very much more complicated in my case unfortunately.. May Allah help you to choose the best..

There are lots of Muslim countries to choose from. Choose one of them. It's unlikely that you will find decent healthcare. Freedom of speech or welfare help during a bad patch. You may also have to pay for your children education. But there wil be lots mosques. You will hear the call to prayer. Just remind me how many Christain Churches are there in muslim countries. The UK has long cold wet winters. You would hate it here.

Assalamualaikum wr wb.\n\nI am living as an expat in Saudi Arabia. Since you both mentioned about the choice of doing Umrah more often , choosing Saudi Arabia would be a wise decision along with other factors that you mentioned in the video. An Islamic environment, nice weather especially western and southern parts of Saudi Arabia. Other main cities such as Riyadh and Dammam has a decent winter where temperatures hovers around 10 to 15 deg C for few weeks.Makkah and Madinah itself is a place to live but madinah has a more calm and peaceful atmosphere compared to Makkah. If not, Jeddah which is jus 30 mins to Makkah and 2 hrs to madinah by train. \n\nAnd you will also have quality of life especially the food and housing also and never to worry about halal foods. Education for kids will be on the costlier side, but again you don't have to ay any income tax. If you're on resident visa the only fee that comes is a dependent fee for your family dependent members ,lets say in your case 3. But if you're on premium visa such as investor visa etc i think there are exceptions. Also to take note saudi arabia doesn't offer citizenship. You can be here on resident permit of varying validity depending on the visa you choose to have.

You know what would be a better alternative? Choose to follow Jesus Christ, believe His gospel, and then you won't need a Muslim country to move to to feel at home. :)

As a proud Canadian, I am delighted to see you embark on a journey to pursue your dreams. Wishing you the best of luck in any democratic Islamic country you choose to move to, where you can enjoy the freedom of speech and equal rights. Meanwhile, here in Canada, we remain committed to instilling values of tolerance and acceptance in our schools, addressing economic challenges such as inflation, and collectively working to propel this beautiful country forward.

You are spot on! (And far too polite/politically correct - sorry to say lol).\n\nToronto is the WORST city to live in. I look forward to leaving. I regret moving here 17 years ago - don't know how I've managed to stay this long. Toronto has changed me... and not for the better. This place will make you bitter, you'll have no friends (or shallow, money-hungry ones) and there's no sense of community. Your workplace will be toxic, you'll work long hours for a boss that treats you like crap and pays you less than you're worth. You'll be underpaid, and not valued or appreciated. You'll wake up in the dark to go to work in the freezing cold and come home in the dark, in the freezing cold. You'll live in an expensive tiny box in the sky with disrespectful neighbours (and their barking dogs). The 'unhoused' and addicts will hang outside of your building, begging you for money and smoking crack/weed. The stench of urine and poop on a hot summer's day (the 3 months of it that there is) will make you want to heave.\n\nAnyone thinking of moving to Toronto should seriously think twice and do LOTS of research. There are so many BETTER cities in the world - choose wisely. Don't choose Canada.

Did you not check out Canada before you came here? Plus I choose to come to Canada I abide by the Canadian culture yes I hate the winter but it’s better than living in fear. Go back home I wish you well take the hat with you.

I would choose arab countries, like Egypt. Particularly Cairo.

Thank you for choosing to move to an islamic country. Please also give up your citizenship so we won't have to rescue you from whatever befalls you there.

Good decision. When are you leaving ? Hope you choose a Muslim country that suits you. Cheers \nWait what ? You haven't even chosen a country to move to ?\nClearly you are not serious about leaving Canada and this video is just an opportunity to vent

I would have supported this answer had he added something along the lines... for those that choose to leave their land we do need to come together to welcome them if that is their choice.

pakistan 100 percent , you guys brought up in west are psychologically very cunning so you can easily overcome the pettiness of small minded crime and corruption of natives , and its like being in wild west you creat your own boundaries , its cheap , plenty of human help , you can have a cook maid nanny . But the dude is right the lady is prejudice towards her own culture she thinks of herself as a english speaking elite mafia aka non pando and the the rest of the people being dirty and low class . If you really want to live a life of purpose as giving muslims there is no place better than pakistan plenty to do for human welfare eg animal abuse and child beggars just starting up a shelter for these kids where they have socks and shoes BUT seems you guys want to live your islam in clean mosques and reciting some verses in arabic .PICK AND CHOOSE.

I wish you and your children the best. I hope you're safe, healthy and as happy as one can be these days given the environments we live in. Just as a matter of curiosity, are all of you Canadian passport holders and if yes, are you going to renounce citizenship at any time, or wait till your children have grown up so they can choose too? Good luck whatever you do.

Toronto has such a self-righteous, entitled psychology. Do voters think the real world doesn't apply to them? The chickens always come home to roost. Stop electing woo-woo lefties and choose competent centrist administrators. But then you'd have to actually vote, which 60-70% of eligible voters don't do. Go figure.

Come to Malaysia. Its a Islamic country. Yoou can create and choose whichever Islamic environment you want. we have modern, rural lifestyle to choose. Job wise, you need to bring your own set of skills

I am not Muslim and I don't live in Canada so I can't completely understand your experience. I'm from a Hindu family and I relate to some of the things you guys have expressed, especially how you guys are worried about your children being raised in a certain environment and the sense of community. Especially, about the kids. America and Canada are scary at this moment. I heard that America is looking at allowing schools to help children to hide their decision regarding their gender etc., from their parents, and there is so much more being taught in schools that go against certain cultures and belief system but also it is now separating kids from their parents, creating walls. I also agree with you both that I don't hate or saying that others can't live the way they choose to live but when it is being imposed on your children then it's hard to live in that place. I wish you guys all the best, just wanted to say, I completely get you and bless your family. You have to do what is right for you and your children and you have to go where you are most comfortable and happy<3. We all are different and we all have our ways and we all deserve to be living in a place where we can be safe to continue our traditions and cultures, to help it live on, our children will carry that forward and it's important. I don't mean to hate but America seems to be morally collapsing and Canada follows America and so does England (it's where I am living). It's scary. Hard. For some of us to survive in a certain environment. It's not for everyone you know.

The Qur'an you quoted has been abrogated. You are not free to choose your religion. Try leaving Islam and see if your head remains on your shoulders

It should be interesting to hear what you think after a while if you choose to move to an Islamic country. Wish more Muslims followed your example and moved out of Canada.

This is my 13th year in Canada, I am so sad to see the change, I really hope it will become a better country again with Trudeau stepping down. But we also have to be fair that there are not many countries become better since COVID. Many of you leaving or planning to leave Canada are more like rich country retirees taking advantage of the wage and currency differences between rich and poor countries. So let’s put it this way, if many of you have not worked your whole life here in Canada, will you still have a quality of life in your home countries, such as Southeast Asia or South America? I doubt majority of the population there is make a good money and having great work life balance, and everyone there could afford a decent retirement life. what is more close to nowadays reality is people coming here and hoping they could have a better paid job and settle down here, but most of them found out they are struggling to even maintain their normal life in this country, so they left. For those who came years ago, they made a saving which may not be enough to support a good retirement life here, but is more than enough in other countries, they also choose to flee. Then those successful immigrants will stay here with the option to travel anywhere they want. My son's classmate's grandfather immigrated to Canada long time ago who later become a well known cardiologist and was rewarded as one of the top 25 immigrants Award, all three daughters are now specialists too. I really hope Canada could rise again!

In shaa Allah all goes well with your move. Come to Turkey ??. I have lived in many countries and now I living in Istanbul, Turkey. It's good for my faith. There are some downs just like many countries but I still choose to stay here. ❤️??

ASA. Brother n sister I personally think u have taken a very very wise decision. May Allah SWA guide u always n protect your family always wherever u choose to live. Tc.

Respect for your support to Palestine❤️?? love it so absolutely! Happy about the fact that Palestine is the last push, how it is helping you decide and choose your comfort and beleif, how has it been an eyeopener for so many... JAZAK ALLAH for this video. Loved it, may ALLAH bless you and kids and all the Muslims living in environment non conducive and hateful for Muslims.

I used to live in toronto and i actually liked it there, people are ok not as friendly but ok, the lifestyle was good with so many different things available to do, u never get bored there, good nightlife, good sceneries, good malls, good parties, hot looking girls everywhere, the food is amazing with so many options to choose from all around the world, all good...... but the big problem was that life was so damn expensive, i had 2 jobs and was barely making enough money to survive, that's why i left.